Elderly cyclist injured in Waterbeach

An elderly cyclist was rushed to hospital after falling from her bicycle in Waterbeach.

Dr Tim Lightfoot and critical care paramedic Mark Milsom from the East of England Air Ambulance (EAAA) attended the scene in a rapid response vehicle just after 10.30am on Thursday, where they treated a woman in her 70s who had suffered a head injury.

Paramedics from the East of England Ambulance Service Trust (EEAST) also attended at around 10.30am to help with the treatment of the elderly cyclist.

An EAAA spokesperson said: “They treated the patient on scene before leaving her in the care of East of England Ambulance Service Trust (EEAST) paramedics who drove her to Addenbrooke’s Hospital in a land ambulance.